The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-18
Suburban. JUNE IS. Is87.
GIBSON QUOTING WEBSTER.

This heading suggests an idea like
that Of the old saying about Satan
quoting Scripture Walter Murray
Gibson citing Daniel Webster-"thc
godlike Dan"-to illustrate his own
case as Premier Of Hawaii cannot be
fifty described by any word much
weaker than blasphemy. Webster is
quoted by the Government organ as
excusing himself from replying to criti-
cism with the saying, "Wait till it quits
showing and then / will clear Of my
sidewalk" Mr. Gibson, in the paper
that he directs, applies this to the Ha
waiian Government and the attacks
now beingmadeonlt changing the smile
to suit the country, if not the case,
from showing to mud flow. He then
concludes with counterfeit placidity
that selfish interest dictates the present
strong flow OF criticism against King
and Cabinet and that the best thing
for the attacked party to do is to wait
and live down the reproach. This
mud flow comparison may keep for
future discussion, while we listen to
Webster in one or two passages that
might be cited as Webster on Gibson
& Co. A correspondent has directed
our attention to the following quota
tons from Daniel Webster, saying that
the reference Of the organ of the Palace
party to that worthy set him to think
ing OF other remarks that had fallen
from the lips of that great statesman.
Among them" he continues, 81 find
nothing more vigorous, terse, OF appli
cable to the present condition Of Amer
leans and descendants Of Americans in
these Islands than the following, taken
out Of "A Declaration Of Principles and
Purposes adopted by general con-
vention at Bunker Hill and prepared
by Mr.. Webster at time when the
Executive under Jackson were making
alarming encroachments upon the
Constitution
Finally, on this spot, the fame of
which began with our liberty, and can
only end with it, in the presence OF
these multitudes, of the whole country,
and of the world, we declare our con-
scientious convictions, that the present
administration has proved itself inca
pable of conducting the public affairs
OF the nation in such manner as shall
preserve the Constitution, maintain the
public liberty, and secure general pros.
perity. We declare, with the utmost
sincerity, that we believe its main pur-
pose to have been, TO continue Its own
power, influence, and popularity; that
to this end it has abandoned indIspen-
sable, but highly responsible, constitu-
tional duties; that it has trihed with
the great concerns of finance and cur.
rency; that it has used the most repre-
henslble means for influencing public
opinion; that it has countenanced the
application of public money to party
purposes; that it endeavors to consoli-
date and strengthen party by every
form of public patronage; that it labori-
ously seeks to conceal the truth from
the people on subjects of great interest;
that it has shown itself to be selfish in
its ends, and corrupt in its means; and
that if 1t should be able TO maintain
itself in power through another term,
there is the most imminent danger that
il will plunge the country in still further
difficulty, bring on still greater
disorder and distress and undermine at
once the foundations of the public
prosperity and the institutions of the
country. Men thus false to their own
professions, false to the principles OF
the Constitution, false to the interests
Of the people, and false to the highest
honor Of their country, are unfit to be
the rulers Of this republic.
Our correspondent continues "rhe
statesman closes his solemn invocation,
which might well be addressed to every
honest man in this country, as fol
lows;"-
And we earnestlyan and solemnlyinvoke
all good men and true patriots through
out the Union, foregoing all consldera-
ton Of party, and forgetting all distinc.
ton Of State or section, to rally once